American Collegiate Rowing Association (ACRA) is one of the governing bodies of college rowing in the United States, together with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA).

History Established in 2008 by Michigan Men's Rowing's head coach Gregg Hartsuff under the General Not for Profit Association Act of 1986, the American Collegiate Rowing Association (ACRA) is made up of club-level collegiate rowing teams.

Before 2006, competitive club rowing programs, which receive little or no funding from their university athletic departments, were able to compete at the IRA Championship. During the 2006-2007 season, Rutgers University cut funding from its men's rowing program, reducing it to "club" status. Part of Rutgers's justification for cutting rowing was that clubs could compete equally with funded programs at the IRA Championships. To avoid other varsity program members from losing funding, the IRA excluded clubs from competing at its championship beginning in 2007. ACRA became an alternative championship for these clubs. It has since grown to include over 76 competing collegiate programs in 2024.

The ACRA National Championship Regatta is considered the National Championship for collegiate club programs and all programs outside the NCAA/IRA structure.

The regatta is split into six regions: the Mid-Atlantic region, the Great Lakes region, the Plains region, the Northeast region, the South region, and the West Coast region. The ACRA is a broadcast partner of The Rowers Consortium of Huntington Harbour, California, who has broadcast the regatta on The Rowing Channel since 2014.

ACRA is currently organized by a coach-elected board consisting of elected officers and representatives from each of the six regions. As of 2024, the board consists of the following members: +ACRA Coach-Elected BoardPresidentDan Wolleben Bucknell UniversitySecretaryGregg Hartsuff University of MichiganTreasurerScott Armstrong University of MinnesotaGreat Lakes Rep.Peter Rosberg Michigan State UniversityMid-Atlantic Rep.Frank Biller University of VirginiaNortheast Rep.Doug Welling Bowdoin UniversityPlains Rep.Rachel Tuck Wichita State UniversitySouth Rep.Jon Miller Vanderbilt UniversityWest Coast Rep.Peter Brevick Washington State University

Members

ACRA Schools Mid-Atlantic Region Great Lakes Region Plains Region Northeast Region South Region West Coast Region Bucknell University Augustana College Baylor University Amherst College Auburn University Arizona State University Carnegie Mellon University Butler University Colorado State University Boston College University of Alabama California State University-Long Beach George Mason University Case Western Reserve University Iowa State University Bowdoin College University of Central Florida California State University Maritime Academy George Washington University Cleveland State University Kansas State University Canisius College Clemson University Chapman University Haverford College Denison University Macalester College Clarkson University College of Charleston Humboldt State University Lafayette College DePaul University University of Missouri Endicott College Davidson University Loyola Marymount University Lehigh University Grand Valley State University Oklahoma State University Fordham University Duke University Menlo College Liberty University IUPUI Rice University Gordon College Emory University Nevada State College Penn State University John Carroll University St. Cloud State University Manhattan College University of Florida Orange Coast College Rutgers University Lawrence University St. John's University and College of St. Benedict Middlebury College Florida Institute of Technology Portland State University Rutgers University-Camden Marquette University St. Louis University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Florida State University Sacramento State University Stockton University Miami University (OH) St. Olaf College Stony Brook University University of Georgia San Diego State University Susquehanna University Michigan State University St. Edwards University SUNY at Albany Georgia State University Seattle University The College of New Jersey Michigan Tech University Texas A&M University SUNY at Buffalo Georgia Tech University of California-Berkeley Lightweights University of Delaware Northern Michigan University Texas Christian University SUNY at Geneseo High Point University University of California-Davis University of Maryland Northwestern University University of Colorado SUNY at Binghamton Louisiana State University University of California-Irvine University of Maryland-Baltimore Ohio State University University of Denver SUNY at Oswego Murray State University University of California-Santa Barbara University of Pittsburgh Ohio University University of Iowa United States Military Academy University of North Carolina University of California-Los Angeles University of Richmond Purdue University University of Kansas University of Connecticut North Carolina State University University of Oregon University of Virginia University of Cincinnati University of Minnesota University of Maine Northwestern State University University of Southern California Villanova University University of Chicago University of Missouri-Kansas City University of Massachusetts-Amhert University of Tennessee Washington State University Virginia Tech University of Dayton University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Massachusetts-Lowell University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Western Washington University West Virginia University University of Illinois University of Oklahoma University of New Hampshire Tulane University College of William & Mary University of Michigan University of St. Thomas University of Rhode Island The University of the South University of Notre Dame University of Texas University of Rochester Vanderbilt University University of Toledo Washington University in St. Louis University of Vermont Wake Forest University Wheaton College Wichita State University Xavier University

Champions Varsity 8+ +YearMenWomen2008 MichiganOhio State University2009 MichiganGrand Valley State2010 MichiganPurdue2011 VirginiaPurdue2012 VirginiaGrand Valley State2013 MichiganGrand Valley State2014 MichiganGrand Valley State2015 MichiganGrand Valley State2016 MichiganUCSB2017 UC Santa BarbaraUCSB2018 MichiganUCSB2019DelawareUCSB2020Not held due to COVID-19 PandemicNot held due to COVID-19 Pandemic2021Not held due to COVID-19 PandemicNot held due to COVID-19 Pandemic2022George WashingtonGrand Valley State2023UCLA Bowdoin2024Notre DameVanderbilt2025 VirginiaVanderbilt2026PurdueMiddlebury

Team Points +YearMenWomenOverall2008 MichiganGrand Valley StateOhio State University2009 MichiganGrand Valley StateGrand Valley State2010 MichiganGrand Valley StateGrand Valley State2011 MichiganGrand Valley StateGrand Valley State2012 MichiganGrand Valley StateGrand Valley State2013 MichiganGrand Valley StateGrand Valley State2014 MichiganGrand Valley StateUCSB2015 MichiganUCSBUCSB2016 MichiganUCSBUCSB2017 MichiganUCSBUCSB2018 MichiganUCSB Michigan2019 MichiganUniversity of Florida Michigan2020Not held due to COVID-19 PandemicNot held due to COVID-19 PandemicNot held due to COVID-19 Pandemic2021Not held due to COVID-19 PandemicNot held due to COVID-19 PandemicNot held due to COVID-19 Pandemic2022 MichiganPurduePurdue2023 Michigan Bowdoin Michigan2024Purdue PurduePurdue2025 Michigan BowdoinPurdue2026PurduePurduePurdue

References

External links Official website